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June 26

Africa: Natural Resource Governance Groups Agree Merger

Two prominent groups in extractive resource governance, the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) and the Natural Resource Charter (NRC), are to merge in a move that should bolster a wider... Read more »
Africa: Calories Are Not Enough to Fight Hunger - Nutrition Specialist [interview]

Sub-Saharan countries, India and Afghanistan top the list of 20 countries most affected by multiple micronutrient deficiencies, according to "Global Hidden Hunger Index", a... Read more »

Mauritania: Act Alliance Appeal - Assistance to Malian Refugees and Host Communities in Mauritania

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Africa: TDH Celebrates the Day of the African Child

Last 16th June, the Terre des hommes Burkina Faso delegation in Pabre commemorated the Day of the African Child together with refugee children from Mali. There were recreational... Read more »

Kenya: Scratch-Card Solar Brings Clean Energy to Kenya's Poor

At Sibanga market, 10 km (6 miles) outside the town of Kitale in western Kenya, Timothy Nyongesa walks into the Mibawa Suppliers shop to collect a gadget that he hopes will... Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Looks to Geothermal Energy to Boost Power Supply

About ten kilometres north of the Kenya's Rift Valley town of Nakuru lies a massive shield volcano with one of the biggest calderas in the world. Standing at about 7,474 feet above... Read more »
Africa: Towards a Safer Refuge in Dadaab

The sight of school children huddled around street lights on school nights is now commonplace in Dadaab. This is where most school assignments get done. Oblivious to the evening... Read more »
Africa: World Refugee Day - Healthcare Access Remains a Priority

On World Refugee Day, Doctors of the World renews its call that refugees everywhere should have access to healthcare. With a report by the UN's refugee agency saying that more... Read more »

Uganda: Hunger Costs Uganda $899 Million a Year - Study

Hunger costs Uganda $899 million a year, equivalent to 5 percent of its gross domestic product, due to ill health and productivity losses, a government study released on Tuesday... Read more »

Africa: Developing World Bucks Decline in Green Energy Funding

Spending on renewable energy is undergoing a geographic shift, with developing countries investing more last year despite an overall 12 per cent drop in global spending since 2011,... Read more »
Tanzania: Police Accused of Rape, Torture of Sex Workers, Drug Users and Gays

Tanzanian police torture, rape and assault sex workers, sexual minorities and drug users, while medical staff deny them healthcare, undermining efforts to reduce HIV infection,... Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Plans to Give Tax Authority Easier Access to Bank Accounts

Uganda, under pressure to boost tax receipts, plans to amend banking laws to give the state revenue collector greater access to depositors' bank accounts to verify tax compliance. Read more »

Africa: Vulnerable States Decry Slow Progress At Bonn Climate Talks

Two weeks of U.N.-led climate talks in Bonn ended on Friday in an atmosphere of frustration, with participants bemoaning insufficient progress on everything from securing financial... Read more »
South Africa: Gay Imam Speaks on Homosexuality and Islam [interview]

"The best thing was to just come out and be authentic - even if it means the world is going to kill you, but at least you die an authentic person," says Muhsin Hendricks, one of... Read more »
Kenya: Act Alliance Rapid Response Payment - Assistance to New Arrivals At the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

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Kenya: Act Alliance Alert - Assistance to New Arrivals At the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

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South Sudan: Govt Aid Blockade Threatens Thousands

Thousands of South Sudanese hiding out in malaria-infested swamps will die unless the government allows humanitarian aid in, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said... Read more »
East Africa: Q&A - America's Secret 'War Without End'

There's a covert war that has been fought by the U.S. government over the past decade. It is part of, but goes far beyond, the "war on terror" launched by former President George... Read more »

Somalia: Aid Workers Risk Manipulation As in Afghanistan - Expert [interview]

As a senior United Nations official in Afghanistan during the 2001 invasion, Antonio Donini saw firsthand the damage done as a result of humanitarians allying themselves with... Read more »

Africa: Britain a Safe Haven for Plundered Assets - Experts

Britain risks becoming a safe haven for corrupt foreign officials to stash ill-gotten gains due to systematic failures to go after billions of dollars laundered into onshore bank... Read more »
Mali: Govt to Adopt New Anti-Corruption Law

Mali is poised to adopt a new anti-corruption law ahead of its presidential election in July, but civil activists say they doubt a strengthened law will have much impact unless the... Read more »
Morocco: 'Little Maids' but Big Victims [press release]

Each year Terre des hommes witnesses young girls from rural zones in Morocco being exploited by employers in the city, despite the strengthening of laws in Morocco. Read more »
Central African Republic: Child Deaths Likely to Soar in Post-Coup CAR - Aid Group

Rebels and bandits in Central African Republic (CAR) have ransacked clinics and forced medical staff to flee, leaving tens of thousands of children at risk as the rainy season... Read more »
East Africa: Kenya-Ethiopia Power Deal Brings Hope, Controversy

Each week, Lucy Wangui, 51, walks from her home, in an isolated hamlet in Kenya's Narok County, to the local shopping centre 15 kilometers away. Read more »

Kenya: MPs to Champion Rural Women's Influence On Climate Policy

Women are due to get a bigger say in Kenya's climate change policies after female parliamentarians representing its 47 counties joined a group that has been pushing for gender... Read more »

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